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    Sally

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy / Decision Theory

    Sally is a contemporary figure associated with game-theoretic and decision-theoretic analysis, particularly concerning the foundations of rationality in extensive-form games. No widely recognized philosopher of this mononym is established in the mainstream literature, so biographical detail is limited.

    Notable Achievements

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    Argued that backward induction is self-undermining as a solution concept in certain extensive-form games

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    Contributed to debates on the foundations of rationality in sequential games

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    Engaged with common-knowledge-of-rationality assumptions in game theory

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Skepticism

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    Backward induction is self-undermining as a solution concept in certain extensive-form games

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Backward induction is self-undermining as a solution concept in certain extensive-form games

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    Analytic Philosophy / Decision Theory

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